I agree that for Flores this place is a bit overpriced but it does an effort at making the place as eco friendly as possible, hiring and training staff and setting the standard for the rest of accomodation in Moni. Case in point is the former cook of the resort who opened a restaurant which is now the best place to go for food and at a reasonable price, Santiago. This while the kitchen in the Ecolodge is rather basic in choice and the service not consistent. For this price category a better service can be expected, both while booking, as during our stay small things such as throwing away my water bottle which I used for refilling, or throwing away my contact lenses when cleaning the bathroom; forgetting to serve some dishes at breakfast, not being able to return money when settling the bill at check-out because the accountant has not arrived at 9AM....nothing major but all small things which should not happen in the first place. Overall the experience was pleasant and probably still your best bet if you don't mind paying close to a million IDR/night

Reviewed September 25, 2016

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8.0

Leo from Canada

Couple

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in May 2016

Best in moni ...”

It's not hard to be the best in moni, but the eco lodge surpasses anything in this one street town by far. With that said it's still has its shortcomings and room for improvement.

Reviewed May 31, 2016

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8.4

Tamara from Netherlands

Group

Superior

Stayed 1 night in May 2016

Nice place with beautiful garden ”

Friendly and warm people, cosy place and not too far away from Kelimutu

Reviewed May 15, 2016

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8.0

thwan from Netherlands

Couple

Superior

Stayed 1 night in April 2016

the best location to visit kelimutu lake”

we stayed here for 1 night to be able to see kelimutu lake at sunrise.
contrary to some reviews the rooms were clean , bed linen impeccable.
food ok , staff wonderful .
our guide ( patrice) was good , learned a lot from him
considering the remoteness of the place everything was good.
getting in and out was a problem , because they are working on the road between ende airport and moni, it took us almost 4 hours .
another option is using maumere airport instead of ende, driving time probably less.

Reviewed May 01, 2016

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10.0

Daniel from United Kingdom

Couple

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in April 2016

A nice calm oasis and good alternative to staying in Moni”

Sadly the nice bungalows are not bookable via agoda.
Luckily we could pay an extra 150.000 rupiah per night to upgrade but needed to move after one night.

Reviewed April 26, 2016

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7.6

Jane from Thailand

Couple

Superior

Stayed 1 night in April 2016

Beautiful location”

I love the hotel grounds. It is beautiful and peaceful. An excellent mountain retreat and place to stay to climb Mt. Kelimutu.

Reviewed April 25, 2016

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8.0

Samuel from Indonesia

Family with young children

Superior

Stayed 1 night in March 2016

Most comfort near Kelimutu”

I stayed here with my family for one night. We arrived late in the evening but the staff was always ready to serve us and provide everything we need. We add an extra bed and the room is not spacious enough. Anyway, our sleep was comfort and they woke us up on 4 AM as we requested cause we will climb to Kelimutu. The distance from lodge to Kelimutu is around 15 KM or about 45 minutes. From Kelimutu we back to the lodge for breakfast and then we checked out. Breakfast also good. The options are bread, waffle and fried rice.

Reviewed April 03, 2016

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9.0

Anthony from Australia

Couple

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in October 2015

Peaceful Oasis in the Rice Fields”

Location - close to town but not in town. Beautiful garden. Safe and enjoyable food.

Our stay was excellent. The staff were friendly and helpful. The food was limited but excellent and the location was delightful beside the river and the rice fields.

Reviewed October 04, 2015

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7.0

Phaedra from Malta

Couple

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in September 2015

relaxing ”

Location, views, quietness

Eco Lodge is probably the best place to stay in Moni... enjoyably peaceful....

Reviewed October 02, 2015

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8.3

Emma from Australia

Couple

Superior

Stayed 1 night in August 2015

Ecolodge”

Area, staff and what it looks like - very cute

It was wonderful. Best accom in moni by far and the staff were extra helpful.

Reviewed August 23, 2015

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6.7

stefano from Italy

Couple

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in August 2015

safe option in moni”

location, food at dinner, trip/guide service to kelimutu

Good lodge, but definitely different than a proper hotel. Rooms have some open space above the windows (closed only with mosquito nets) and windows/doors do not close ermetically; this means that night humidity enters the room and can make it very cold at night. Room not made up after the first night (on a two night stay). Floor of the room not perfectly clean and stained bed linen. Basic breakfast. Poor forniture (eco should not necessarily mean poor or very different than luxury). Somehow overpriced but actually the only option in Moni. Very good value for money the airport transfer and the kelimutu day trip.

Reviewed August 21, 2015

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8.0

Joshua from Canada

Couple

Superior

Stayed 1 night in July 2015

Great stay!”

Location, resto and peacefulness.

Reviewed July 15, 2015

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6.3

Donna from Australia

Couple

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in June 2015

Over priced for Flores ”

Location, friendly staff and ambience

The location was lovely. The place seems neglected - rooms need a paint and spring clean, stained linen and curtains, bugs and dust. The plumbing may need a fix as the toilet / shower area smells. The staff were lovely. The breakfast was minimal and the dinner was very expensive for Indonesia.

Reviewed June 23, 2015

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9.0

Norman from United States

Couple

Superior

Stayed 1 night in June 2015

Comfortabe friendly hotel”

Eco friendly nice staff pretty locatiom

Room a bit small. No wifi ot internet. Away from Moni shops.

Reviewed June 07, 2015

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5.3

Dan from United Kingdom

Couple

Superior

Stayed 1 night in April 2015

Dirty, stained bedsheets ”

The gardens are pleasant

Our experience of this hotel was unpleasant:
-In our room, the sheets on our bed were old and stained. The blanket was speckled with spots. The undersheets had large, visible yellow stains on them.
-The hotel's prices for visits to the crater lakes were ridiculous. Anyone who has travelled in Indonesia knows that $100 for the 30 min each way journey is unrealistic. Prices a third of this can be found in the nearby town which is a ten minute walk away. Turn right out of the hotel and walk...not left out of the hotel as the English-speaking GM advised me.
- The next morning we left for the lakes, which were amazing! On our return to the hotel I needed to book an onward flight, and because the area has no mobile coverage, I asked if it was possible to use to a hotel computer with fixed line internet. The GM told me it didn't work, and hadn't worked for three months. This was implausible, given that we had made our booking there online, as I imagine do most of the hotel's visitors.

Reviewed April 20, 2015

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4.0

katerina from Czech Republic

Couple

Superior

Stayed 1 night in January 2015

Value for Money - not at all”

This hotel was an absolute disappointment. It is overpriced and they are benefiting from being the only proper "hotel" in Moni but not really we found out. It is out of the village so you need to walk to village - not a problem but you are isolated from other tourist and life in Moni village. The trip to Kelimutu offered by the hotel is very expensive... there is so many ways how to get there for less then 1/3 of their price including the ticket (as their price also includes ticket). The food there is average and so expensive. If I go there again I would definitely choose one fo the many homestays/lodges in Moni village. The number of those lodges is increasing and there is lots of places to stay for starting at 200.000 Rp per room per night.

Reviewed January 12, 2015

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6.7

Ika from Indonesia

Family with young children

Superior

Stayed 1 night in December 2014

Convinient remote hotel”

Place, food, nice environtment

It was so so... nothing special for long stay in here. No wifi and Everything was coordinated by hotel so that it is kinda expensive. We don't have much choices. But, for the place, environment, and food was ok.

Reviewed December 29, 2014

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5.0

Steven from United States

Couple

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in October 2014

Not many choices in Moni”

Price, staff, bed

Reviewed November 11, 2014

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6.7

Jakub from Czech Republic

Couple

Superior

Stayed 1 night in August 2014

To expensive accomodation in the location”

Hotel was clean, breakfast was good, nature around hotel is very nice

The room was open (small space above the window that cannot be closed) so during the night it was very cold and also a little bit noisy; the staff was so much opportunistic (asking for good reviews); hotel is not in the village actually so if you don't want to pay for expensive dinner (not value for money, in the village you can eat much better and cheaper) you have to go 2 km; probably you should look in the village for other kind of accomodation that is better in case of value for money (we received a good review on Bintang hotel)

Reviewed September 16, 2014

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8.7

Ferica from Indonesia

Couple

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in June 2014

Honeymoon hotel”

Honeymoon hotel

Reviewed August 04, 2014

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6.7

Sunil from India

Couple

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in June 2014

Nice place with decent rooms but way too expensive”

quiet location, food

There were no real serious issues as such... but overall it wasn't worth the money we were paying (but that is the problem all over flores...
The bathrooms could have been better designed (the sink was too small for example)...
Even simple things like Tea & Coffee at the hotel were way more expensive than anywhere else on the island (most other places provided it for free or a very small price)...

Reviewed June 25, 2014

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8.7

Jayaprakash from India

Couple

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in May 2014

Loved the stay. ”

Location, River and Staff

Very pleasant. Loved the walks around the space.

Reviewed June 08, 2014

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8.3

Peter from Hungary

Couple

Superior

Stayed 1 night in May 2014

Great place to lay back and relax”

Close to Kelimutu lakes, friendly and helpful staff, English toilet :)

We stayed only for 1 night, but the overall impression was positive. The staff was very friendly, the room was clean and cosy. It's a nice place to lay back and chill out.
Our only worry was the mosquitos, but they completely disappeared after the sunset.

Reviewed May 24, 2014

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5.7

Remi from Indonesia

Business traveler

Superior

Stayed 1 night in April 2014

disappointed by the add, expensive ”

quiet

Very expensive for what it is. very little running water at the shower, curtains eaten by moth.
No WiFi access.

Reviewed April 18, 2014

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6.7

Milica from Croatia

Solo traveler

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in January 2014

VERY PLEASANT”

GOOD LOCATION…CLOSE TO KELIMUTU CRATER AND LAKES.

VERY PLEASANT, GOOD LOCATION, CLOSE TO KELIMUTU CRATER AND LAKES. PERHAPS THE BEST IN THE AREA….

Reviewed March 14, 2014

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6.7

Charles from Indonesia

Group

Superior

Stayed 3 nights in February 2014

Nice hotel but not have wifi and other facilities ”

Location near to Kelimutu lake ..

Reviewed February 27, 2014

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4.0

Tri from Indonesia

Solo traveler

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in January 2014

Horrible”

Staff are friendly

Nightmare! I was woken up by Hundreds of ants crawled on my bed and bit me....and few hundreds more on the floor!

Reviewed January 20, 2014

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10.0

Ellen from Australia

Solo traveler

Superior

Stayed 1 night in December 2013

relaxing, comfortable, modern, eco friendly”

location, clean and modern, great food

Very comfortable atmosphere and views. Very friendly staff. Great food

Reviewed January 10, 2014

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6.0

anne from Australia

Solo traveler

Superior

Stayed 1 night in December 2013

Relatively comfortable”

Location. Scenery. Staff

It was quite pleasant but I was amazed that the sheets on my bed were all stained. I suppose an eco lodge cannot use bleach but these were really nastily stained

Reviewed January 05, 2014

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7.7

Thomas from Germany

Couple

Superior

Stayed 1 night in November 2013

Very nice small Hotel with nice bungalows”

Friendly staff, nice Eco Lodge rooms, close to vulcano

We enjoyed the Hotel very much nice and clean good to stay if you want to visit the Vulcano Park.

Reviewed November 16, 2013

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7.0

Alexandra from United States

Couple

Superior

Stayed 1 night in August 2013

Moni near Kelimutu is beautiful. ”

The hotel is close to Kelimutu, rooms are clean and surrounded by nature.

We had a pleasant stay at the Eco lodge and liked the surrounding area very much. The hotel itself seems to be a little pricey but in comparison to what is available in the area, it's definitely the best place to stay. We stayed above the kitchen, so once the staff arrived it got pretty noisy with all the loud chatter. The food menu can offer more than literally two or three dishes that they only had available at specific times or were out of. Try the restaurant Bintang down the road, they have more food options and the price is half as much. Just don't have high expectations and you will be satisfied with the basics.

Reviewed September 14, 2013

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8.0

Peter from Australia

Solo traveler

Superior

Stayed 1 night in August 2013

The best in Moni”

setting, quiet & friendly staff

comfortable accommodation in a beautiful setting. Attentive and friendly staff with good language skills

Reviewed August 24, 2013

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6.0

Tan from United States

Solo traveler

Superior

Stayed 1 night in July 2013

Nice location near Kelimutu mountain.”

Good food at dinner, mountain view, friendly staff.

The rooms are quite small and very expensive for what is offered, overall nice but extremely overpriced hotel.

We stayed here for two nights but found it was incredibly overpriced on everything. It was at least three times the price of any other accommodation in Moni (but these are all homestays) although the setting in the well maintained gardens was beautiful. We ate in the restaurant the first night but were dismayed at the price of what essentially was a very basic meal. The room was large with full mosquito net (essential in the early evening) but it had a damp smell, unavoidable I suppose given the jungle surroundings. Another downside was the bathroom which was basic with a trickle of hot water eventually arriving. The location is also quite a distance from the main town... a good half hour slog uphill with no alternatives. One more thing. You don't need a guide to climb Kelimutu although the Lodge manager will try to persuade you to pay him 90 dollars to take you. It's much, much cheaper to negotiate your own transport in town.

Reviewed August 17, 2012

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6.7

giuseppe from Italy

Couple

Superior

Stayed 4 nights in July 2011

Passable rooms but humid due to climate.”

Kindness of staff

Hotel is just 1 km from town which is very small 2 nights are enough to see Kelimutu Lakes and everything else.
Hotel in nice position near a stream surrounded by forest.

Reviewed August 03, 2011

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10.0

Alana from Australia

Couple

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in June 2011

Lovely accommodation in a nice area of Flores”

The room was clean and spacious

the accommodation was a traditional style and very comfortable and quiet with a good restaurant near by. it is a good place to stay if you want to visit the kelimutu crater lakes (only 20 mins. drive).

Reviewed July 21, 2011

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8.0

Isabel from United Kingdom

Solo traveler

Superior

Stayed 2 nights in July 2011

Best option in town”

Nice clean rooms and a decent shower!

The lodge itself is lovely and set in nice grounds an easy walk from the village of Moni. The restaurant has decent food (both local and a set menu) but you need to order in advance if you want dinner since it is so small. The inside-outside bathroom is nice, as is the balcony on each little cottage.
It seems the lodge is more geared up to groups passing through than independent travellers like me. For example, I was presented with a bill for the room on leaving, even though I'd arrived with an Agoda voucher, but this was easily sorted out. Also, the manager didn't seem willing to help me organise transport on to my next destination, whereas other small hotels on my trip through Flores organised seats in shared taxis for me that included pick up from the hotel. The best the lodge could do was wait with me by the roadside for the bus to pass by... all of which were full!! It was left to another guest who had a rented car and was also going to Bajawa to offer me a ride and save the day. Also, when I wanted transport to Kelimutu, the manager suggested a car at 500,000 rupiah - I finally got him to find me a motor bike ride at If the lodge is going to work with Agoda and therefore with individual travellers they need to gear up a bit better to their needs.